Il Rustichello - Piteglio

I was driving through the area on my way to Barga the long way) and I found this restaurant. I was the only person there that was eating. The service was excellent...no English, but who needs it for an Italian menu. The pasta was wonderful. I would love to see this place at night when it is filled with people. It looks fun!

During our stay at Borgo Isora [hidden link] in the nearby village of Le Piastre we visited il Rustichello in Prunetta 5 times [hidden link] . There is no fixed menu, so once you are seated you will be told what the options are dig up your best Italian! . In our experience every dish is worth trying buffet di antipasti=appetizer buffet, filete di manzo=beef fillet, coniglio/tacchino ripieno=stuffed rabbit/turkey, zuppa di ceci=chickpea soup, pasta fresca con funghi, fresh pasta with mushrooms, the pizza also looked delicious out of season pizza is served during the weekend, etc. . We loved the food and warmly recommend a visit to il Rustichello. Rudi Veerle from Belgium.

Gestito da una famiglia, con un'atmosfera accogliente. Ottimo rapporto qualità-prezzo. Cucina tipica toscana, piatti deliziosi e molto buoni. Consiglio a tutti di provarlo, sono sicuro che non resterete delusi!

Nobody spoke any English or bothered to try with our (poor Italian, so although we tried asking, nobody explained the system. We were told 'self service ' and ate ourselves full, and only when the bill arrived we realised self service was meant for appetizers only, and after that you were supposed to order main dish: so we felt a bit awkward and didn 't return after that, even though we LOVED the food (although we tried just the antipasti, LOL . The main waitress was very rude and impatient with us.